1 Samuel 26 · Verse 11

1 Samuel 26:11

The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
1 Samuel 26:11, King James Version

1 Samuel 26:11 in other translations

BSBBut the LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”
WEBThe LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let’s go.”
ASVJehovah forbid that I should put forth my hand against Jehovah’s anointed: but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
YLTfar be it from me, by Jehovah, from putting forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah; and, now, take, I pray thee, the spear which is at his pillow, and the cruse of water, and we go away.'
DARBYJehovah forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against Jehovah's anointed! But now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water, and let us go.
BBENever will my hand be stretched out against the man marked with the holy oil; but take the spear which is by his head and the vessel of water, and let us go.
WebsterThe LORD forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

What does 1 Samuel 26:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 26:8-12

8-12. Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand--This midnight stratagem shows the activity and heroic enterprise of David's mind, and it was in unison with the style of warfare in ancient times. let me smite him ... even to the earth at once--The ferocious vehemence of the speaker is sufficiently apparent from his language, but David's magnanimity soared far above the notions of his…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 26:1-12

How soon do unholy hearts lose the good impressions convictions have made upon them! How helpless were Saul and all his men! All as though disarmed and chained, yet nothing is done to them; they are only asleep. How easily can God weaken the strongest, befool the wisest, and baffle the most watchful! David still resolved to wait till God thought fit to avenge him on Saul. He will by no means force his way to the…

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1 Samuel 26:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahfar be itH2486
לִּי֙lito <the> me
מֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehfrom YahwehH3068
מִשְּׁלֹ֥חַmi.she.Lo.achfrom stretching outH7971
יָדִ֖יya.Dihand myH3027
בִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achon [the] [one] anointed ofH4899
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahand nowH6258
קַח\־kach-takeH3947
נָ֨אna'pleaseH4994
אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.Nitthe spearH2595
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tov[is the] place of head hisH4763
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
צַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chat[the] jug ofH6835
הַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yim<the> waterH4325
וְנֵ֥לֲכָהve.Ne.la.khahand let us goH1980
לָּֽנוּ\׃La.nufor <the> ourselves

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 26:11

  • 1 Samuel 24:6

    And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 24:12

    The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

  • 2 Samuel 1:14

    And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?

  • 2 Samuel 1:16

    And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord’s anointed.

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that I should.
24:6,12; 2Sa 1:14,16

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 26:10

    David said furthermore, As the Lord liveth, the Lord shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.

  • 1 Samuel 26:11

    The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

  • 1 Samuel 26:12

    So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul’s bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them.

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1 Samuel 26:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Guárdeme Jehová de extender mi mano contra el ungido de Jehová; empero toma ahora la lanza que está á su cabecera, y la botija del agua, y vámonos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Loin de moi, de par l’ Éternel, que j’étende ma main sur l’oint de l’ Éternel! Mais prends maintenant, je te prie, la lance qui est à son chevet et la cruche à eau, et allons-nous-en.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jehova lasse es fern von mir sein, daß ich meine Hand gegen den Gesalbten Jehovas ausstrecke! Und nun nimm doch den Speer, der zu seinen Häupten ist, und den Wasserkrug, und laß uns gehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		propitius sit mihi Dominus ne extendam manum meam in christum Domini. Nunc igitur tolle hastam quæ est ad caput ejus, et scyphum aquæ, et abeamus.